I must stress here the point that I appreciate clarity, order, meaning, structure, rationality: they are necessary to whatever provisional stability we have, and they can be the agents of gradual and successful change. A. R. Ammons agentchangeclarity share on social
If a poem is each time new, then it is necessarily an act of discovery, a chance taken, a chance that may lead to fulfillment or disaster. A. R. Ammons actchancedisaster Change image and share on social
A poem generated by its own laws may be unrealized and bad in terms of so-called objective principles of taste, judgement, deduction. A. R. Ammons badcalldeduction Change image and share on social
Everything is discursive opinion instead of direct experience. A. R. Ammons directdiscursiveexperience Change image and share on social
Questions structure and, so, to some extent predetermine answers. A. R. Ammons answerextentpredetermine Change image and share on social
Even if you walk exactly the same route each time - as with a sonnet - the events along the route cannot be imagined to be the same from day to day, as the poet's health, sight, his anticipations, moods, fears, thoughts cannot be the same. A. R. Ammons anticipationdayevent share on social
